Account-register.



D.4 H WAUGH. ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 190s.

Patened Mar. 4, 1913.

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INVENTOR WITMESSIE` ATTORNEY D. H. WAUGH.

ACCOUNT REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNI; 29, 1909.

Iatented Mar. 4, 1913.

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` To all whom it may concern:

A Within which a series of individual account;I

, easy` of access and easily removable from use of myinvention will bereadily apparentV which is an asbestos filler 12. Between the Aisters,of which the following is a` full, cleaigV 'of the les for holding theaccount slips as errar bien.

DVID HENRY WAUGH, OF BUFFALO, YJK.

ACCOUNT-Remmen.

Be it known that I, DAVID HENRY lVAUoH, a citizen ofthe'United States.Ianda reti-4 dent'of Buffalo, county of Erie, and State; of VNew York,vhave invented certain new; and usefuly Improvements in Account-Reg@ andexact description.

My invention relates to account registersg and more particularly tocabinets Wi'thin which a series of accounts may be safely andicorripactly kept and at the same time may be made easily removable. y

I have endeavored to provide a means which would provide a tire-proofVcabinet slips might be systematically held and made.

to those acquainted with the art from the; accompanying drawings and thefollowing description.

In the drawings: Figilre 1 is a vertical sectional view of my accoiintregister. Fig. 2, is a section taken on the line .g/-je/ of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a section taken on the line .fr-w of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailedview of one used in my tiling cabinet. Fig. 5 is a detail of theremovable base which carries a series of tiles like that shown in Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a det-ail of the'customers file case.

The account register o r filing cabinet `as herein shown is madefire-proof.. Its base 10 is composed of an exterior metallic s eet- 11immediately in contact with 'the bottom ot top of the asbestos illerandI `the top lof the baseis an air space l y The body 14 oftthecabinet` is constructed similar to .the base 10. Un the oii'tside bf thebody portion 14.5; there is a metallic sheety 11 and in Contacttherewith amasbes/tos` filler 12a. On the inside oi the ybody po'riSpecification of Letters Patent.

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Application led Jane 29, 1909. Serial No.1'5055064.

tion is a metallic lining 15 and betweenvthe lining 15 and the asbestosller 12*A I provide an airspace 13. The top 16-of `"thecabinet isconstructed like the base 10-and y'hotly 60 portion 14. It has anoutside metallicsheet 11b, and asbestos "Filler 12b iiicontacttherewith, and betyveen'the lining 15" and vt'l'1efa`sbestosvfiller 12F I provide an air space 131% 'Preferably my cabinet is4formed with V'a 65 drayver 46 adapted toslide 'over-the 5top stiria'ceofthe base 10. This 'drawer is *formed like the. base 10, the bodyport-ionflfand the, i top 16 with an outside metallic sheet 112ml''asbestos filler 12C, an air space T3 and van 70 inside lining 15.The'top of 'the drawer space is formed by means of ametal partition '17iv'hic'h 1s suitably' secured to 'the Ilining 15 of the body portion121. The top of 'the metal sheet 11c 'which forms the'outside 4lin- 75ing of the drawer 46 is 'provided "With'a vflange 18 (see Fig. 1) andtheinner lining 15lb of the top 16 is provided with a Aiange 19.

A cover 20 'is adapted toset overt-he LTtront \80 of the cabinet and'placed behind the danges air' space 13 andan inner lining 15d. The

The cover is formed With anbte rior metal sheet 11d, an asbestos lining12d, an

inner lining 15'j is bent lto form flanges V521 85 and 22 at its outsideedges andalsoto 'tom ianges 23 and 24 as clearlyshown in Fig 3. Thevanges 21 'and 23 are spaced 'apart the thickness of the wall of the bodyportion 14 and the anges 22 and 24 are likewise so .90

spaced that when the cover is placed behind the flanges 18 vand 19, theflanges 22 and '24 seat themselves over one side of the cabinet Wall-andthe anges 21 and 23sea=t themselves over the other side of the cabinetwall. 9,55'

lBy means of the anged arrangements just .d'escribed it 'will beapparent that fatter -'the cover is placed inthe position asdescribedandthe drawer 46 is closed and locked/th' t] cover Will besecurely locked bver the"lirici` of the cabinet.

Rigidly secured to the partition 1f? `atta suitable distance betweenfthe rear Wall of f the body portion 1d and jthe cover 20, is a strip 25having an overhanging iange I'26. 105

One edge of a carrying .plate 27- is 'adapted to rest underneath theflange 26 'and other edge is adaptedto lie against the 'back Wall of thebody portion 14. 'A lock28 of any suitable construction is secured to'the 110,

back wall of the body portion 14 Aand when the carrying plate 27 isplacedin the psiy tion sho-wn in Fig. l this lock is adapted to bethrown to securely hold the carrying plate 27 in an inclined positionbetween the partition 17 and the back wall of the body portion (seeFigs. l and 5).

The carrying plate 27 is provided with lateral flanges 9.9 and SOand inthese flanges are provided perforations 31. It. will be evident that thecarrying plate 27 may be easily removed from t-he chamber of the cabinetby throwing the lock 2S and then lifting the carrying plate away 'fromengagement with the flange 26.

Files 32 comprise a fiat metallic sheet 33 the lower' edge 3l ot whichis suitably secured to a bearing rod 35. This bearing rod is adapted topass through the perorations 3 1 in the flanges 29 and 30 ot thecarrying plate 27 and where the lower edge '34 of the plate 33 comes incontact with the tianges 29 and 30 it is suitably slottedas shown at 3G.The tiles 32 are formed into one or more rectangular spaces by means ofthemetal tramefwork 3T. It is apparent that these files may be oi' anydesirable size andv that any number ot spaces may be formed therein. lnFig. l .i have shown two such spaces but obviously the spaces ymay beany number desired. The frame work 3T is secured in any suitable mannerto the plate Elf-3 and this may be duplicated on each side of the tile82 thus providing on each face of the file an equal number of spaces. V

Suitably secured between the lower part of the trame-work 3T and theplate 33 are.`

theoends ot springs 3S and 39. The normal tendency of these springs isto hold tliemselves against the face oit' the spaces formed by the trame3T. Ylit desired flanged nameplates l0 may be secured to the upper partot the spaces formedby the trame 3T and in these name-plates may beplaced the name .ot the customer to which the space is de- `voted oran)v other identifying name tor such space.

The customers file elfi is made substan "vistruction .shown in Fig. (iis used a rib 44 suitably secured to the plate "33n is secured betweenthe flanges 42 and 43 and the ends of the springs 2:58 and 555) aresecured to this rib tel. llvlen, however, a frame like 'BT shown in Fig.l is used the ends ot' the springs l and 39 are secureo between the"trame and the plate 33d in a similar manner to that shown in Fig. il. Ifdesired a dropleat Ai5 pivoted to a rod i7 carried by the- .side wallsof the body portion may be used in connection with 1n v cabinet. lThisis desirable for use as-a writing table. lVhen used 1t is made apermanent part of the cabinet and preferably not removable there-V from.

Having thus described the'several parts of my invention I'will nowdescribe the.

vWe will assume that method of using it. the cabinet is to be used bysome merchant who makes credit sales to many customers. In makinghis'records such a merchant will mak an original and a carbon memorandumot the sale on the ordinary counter checks or sales slips usedgenerallyv in mercantile transactions. These slips have suitable columnstor indicating the condition of the unbalanced account of the customerspaces formed by the metal frame 37. This particular space is identifiedbythe customei`s name which would appear in the name-plate 40. Theduplicate slip or p counter check would then be handed to the customerfor his memorandum of his account and placed by him back of t-he springs38 and` 39 of his tile 4l at his home. By this means a complete recordof a customers runningaccount ismade at the close of each transactionand the balance struck at that time. The customer has always before hima duplicate statement ofv that kept by the merchant and these slips areYsystematically and safely kept in the files of my cabinet. It will benoted that the counter checks or slips are prevented from falling out oftheir proper arrangement by means ot the Frame 3T which ketps themwithin the frame spaces and being held within Such .spaces by thesprings 53S and 39 they are always iaisily-accessilile and at the sametime systen'iatically arranged and safely kept. Moreover the files 32beinfr pivotally mounted in the carrying plate 2i as described may beused on each side :t'or frame spaces which carry these counter checks orslips. The

`,carrying plate 2T being made removablel all of the tiles 32 may bcquickly taken out of the cabinet by throwing the lock Q8 and vliftingthe carrying plate 27from the interim-,chamber of the cabinet. lVhen soremoved it desired these tiles may be placed in the safe or any othersuitableplace. l

Tn my drawings and in the fioregoing der script-ion I have shown the p rferable construction o'f my invention butai't'will be apparent. to thoseskilled in the -art that some modifications from this construction canbe made Without departing from the Spirit of my invention and do nottherefore wish to be confined to the exact detaiis herein shown anddesci'ibed.

Having thus described my invention what claim is:

l. in account register comprising e metallic cabinet, a diawer in thebottom of sai cabinet, a removable eoveiianged at its edges to tit overthe side walls of Said eabinet, and meerde carried by the said imverand. 'the top of said cabinet whereby the Covey is securely locked .inpiace.

An aceount Twister eomjfisino' a me.

tallie cabinet, a di'awei in the bottom'fo "'15 said. cabinet, aiemovabie cover'ianged at itsedges to fit over the side Walls of saidcabinet, and means for seeuiely locking the said cover in piacecomprising a flange on the imdei side of the top of the Said cabinet anda'fiauge on the top of said dre-Wer. In testimony whereof l havehereunto Set my limiti in the pesenoe of two Witnesses,

@AVID HENRY NVUGH.

WTitiieelees:

'iiliii" A. KELLY, J. Ver. ELUS,

